10-January-2018
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More than a quarter of adults in the United Kingdom have low basic skills, which has a negative impact on career prospects, job quality and productivity growth.
10-January-2018
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France’s health-care system offers high-quality care. Average health outcomes are good, public satisfaction with the health-care system is high, and average household out-of-pocket expenditures are low.
10-January-2018
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Thanks to a highly developed welfare state, poverty is moderate on average in France, but – as in other countries – highly concentrated in some neighbourhoods.
22-December-2017
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Redistribution is quantified as the relative reduction in market income inequality achieved by personal income taxes, employees’ social security contributions and cash transfers, based on household-level micro data.
19-December-2017
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A highly educated and skilled workforce has been an important driver of productivity performance and prosperity in Belgium.
12-December-2017
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Switzerland makes more use of its human resources than most other OECD countries. Labour force participation is high and the unemployment rate low for most segments of society.
12-December-2017
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The mixed growth performance of emerging market economies has revived angst about a "middle-income trap".
29-November-2017
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This paper estimates and quantifies the impact of structural reforms on per capita income for a large set of OECD and non-OECD countries.
29-November-2017
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This paper analyses for 34 OECD countries the extent to which the calculation of aggregate multi-factor productivity (MFP) is sensitive to alternative parameterisations.
27-November-2017
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Iceland has high living standards, low poverty, high inclusiveness and one of the most sustainable pension systems.